| March 29, 2006 NCLB Showcase Goal | |
| On Wednesday, March 29, 2006 seven projects under the NCLB Improving Teacher Quality State Grant program participated in an annual showcase of professional development projects. The showcase was held in the Rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol. These projects along with those administered under the Illinois State Board of Education's Mathematics and Science program met to present a summary of their research based professional development activities aimed at improving teacher quality. The work of these projects support state and national efforts to improve teacher quality. | |
| March 29, 2006 NCLB Showcase Participants | |
Project Name: A Formula For Success: ISAMS
Lead Institution: Western Illinois University
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Project Name: Project TEAMS (Technology Enhancements and Applications in Math and Science)
Lead Institution: Eastern Illinois University
Pictured are: From Red Hill High School Students Back row: Jacob Zwilling, Nick Evans, Teacher David Abendroth Front row: Angela Perrin, Sheila Schauf, Project Director Marylin Lisowski EIU |
Project Name: Project TEAMS (Technology Enhancements and Applications in Math and Science)
Pictured are: From Rochester High School and Ursuline Academy Students From Left: Rich Jachino IBHE , Blake Cory, Maggie Eby, Stacey McQueen (teacher), Molly Godar (teacher), Katie Richards, Kallie Mizeur, Todd Stoltar, Cindy Logsdon (teacher) |
Project Name: Creating the Critical Mass for a Chain Reaction of Change
Pictured are: From Columbia College From Left: Dianne Gardner ISU, Marcelo Caplan, Latasha Sanders, Keith Kostecka |
Project Name: Developing Leadership to Sustain Change
Pictured are: Joan Bieler UIC, Paul Baker ISU |
Project Name: A Technology Intensive Science and Math Model (TIMeS)
Pictured are: Shannon Smith (teacher, Tuscola Community School District), Lynn Burdick (Office of Educational Technology, College of Education, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign) and Beth Reifsteck (teacher, Tuscola Community School District). |
Project Name: Content and Implementation: Parallel Strategies for Improving Science Education
Pictured are: Loyola Project Directors Rachel Shefner and David Slavsky, Gwen Pollock ISBE |
Project Name: Science Teaching Excellence Partnership
Pictured are: Steve Holman Rend Lake College, Mike Mann IBHE, Willy Hunter ISU |
